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  1. Thread: Shizen

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    No, but for some things I'm a right-hander, and...

    No, but for some things I'm a right-hander, and for some a lefty.

    Mirroring, or switching, usually doesn't bother me.

    mew
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    I was there this summer - they are nice, aren't...

    I was there this summer - they are nice, aren't they?

    I also took pictures to remind myself ( and remember the heat wave, too)

    mew
  3. Thread: Too many forums!

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    Well, why not? We've done "Heloise around the...

    Well, why not? We've done "Heloise around the Dojo" - 42 ways to de-stink a gi, getting those icky blood stains off the mats, how to keep the nice creases in a hakama and still wash it ...

    I...
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    OK, what they all said, with this addition: ...

    OK, what they all said, with this addition:

    What else are you good at? What else do you like?
    I read a very interesting article about a man who was being a "temp lawyer" for 6 months of the...
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    Me too, Cady, me too!!! :laugh: mew

    Me too, Cady, me too!!! :laugh:

    mew
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    Ole Henry wasn't Irish. In fact, the English of...

    Ole Henry wasn't Irish. In fact, the English of the period despised the Brehon law, and tried to eliminate it in the areas of Ireland they controlled. :::cough::: dunno who'd be more upset at...
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    well, didn't the old Irish law (breton law sp??)...

    well, didn't the old Irish law (breton law sp??) have year-and-a-day marriage, as well as permanent forms??

    I think that is what a lot of people are doing who live together before marriage...
  8. Thread: Pronounciation

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    I don't know where you are, but you may be also...

    I don't know where you are, but you may be also hearing a dialect.

    Years ago I had studied Japanese, and went to Japan for a bit over a month by myself. I found, to my delight, that I was able...
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    I am an Iaido beginner, but - I have, more...

    I am an Iaido beginner, but -

    I have, more than once, suckered someone in Karate kumite with a slowish, non-threatening looking attack that got in hard enough ...

    I got in because of the...
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    I'm off to Japan next month -

    Anyone know of any enbu or other good things in August?

    I'll be leaving NYC on Aug 11 - That first week is Oban -

    I'm in the Tokyo area, but will have a railpass.

    mew
  11. Thread: Teachers in Asia

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    also, google Dave's ESL Cafe, and see if you can...

    also, google Dave's ESL Cafe, and see if you can post a notice there.

    Good luck!

    mew
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    Cady, anybody who gets a hernia from picking up a...

    Cady, anybody who gets a hernia from picking up a cute yellow fuzzball needs a lot more than weight training!

    I mean really - how much does even a fullgrown chicken weigh?

    :D

    mew
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    oh, I like! Thank you, Mr. Keegan! mew

    oh, I like! Thank you, Mr. Keegan!


    mew
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    I have to do something between now and when I die...

    I have to do something between now and when I die - might as well ... and I'm not good at watching TV :)

    mew
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    Cats are not evil. Your quote shows a sad lack...

    Cats are not evil. Your quote shows a sad lack of comprehension of the proper relationship between cats and humans. "... unsuitable for humans to own..." Excuse you?!? Who is owning whom?
    ...
  16. Thread: Xmas Loot

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    A Merry Little Christmas at my brother's. ...

    A Merry Little Christmas at my brother's.

    Little presents, including a very nice Japanese set of 2 rectangular plates, tea cups and chopsticks, Mr Gorey's Amphigorey, and a few other things.
    ...
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    As I understand it, from news reports, there was...

    As I understand it, from news reports, there was one officer who fired 31 shots.

    The others seemed to have fired, and stopped to assess the situation.

    Other details seem to be fluid, as...
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    I shall be 32 forever :D mew

    I shall be 32 forever :D

    mew
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    Research question - English language references

    I'm looking for reliable references for 2 things:

    The naginata moving off the battlefield and becoming a household weapon used by women.

    Samurai class women training in various arts - not...
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    Took a self-defense class in the summer of 1977. ...

    Took a self-defense class in the summer of 1977.

    it was the damn first potato chip.... bottom of the bag has to be around somewhere =:D


    mew
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    Very nice! thank you - mew

    Very nice! thank you -

    mew
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    perhaps that is the 'don't fall off' incentive...

    perhaps that is the 'don't fall off' incentive program...

    mew
  23. Thread: ESL training

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    Well, look around at what is available - for...

    Well, look around at what is available - for example [ yes, I know you are in Kentucky, not Pennsylvania] Temple University in Philadelphia has branches in Japan.

    Junior Year abroad?

    Sister...
  24. Thread: ESL training

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    there is Dave's ESL Cafe - an online site that...

    there is Dave's ESL Cafe - an online site that has [among other things] a good set of boards for teachers overseas, where lots of companies are discussed - and trashed, when needed.

    Be sure to...
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    I know several men who got a whole lot more...

    I know several men who got a whole lot more interested in their laundry after their mother or wife gave them a "Gene Labell experience" of some variety... or they did it to themselves - "Oh, that's...
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